Computers are indispensable business tools, if they are working properly. Many small businesses can't justify the expense of a full-time IT position, so the job of trying to get a non-booting computer ...

You can complete about as much work on a computer that gets stuck in standby as you can on one that won't boot at all. To work your way past these kinds of operating problems, you need to diagnose ...

Microsoft offers numerous useful tools that can help users and admins diagnose problems in Windows 10 and 11. Here’s how to use them for best results. As people use Windows 10 or 11 in their daily ...

ZDNET's key takeaways The Black Screen of Death is incredibly annoying, but often easily diagnosed.The most common culprits ...

You're the computer whiz in your circle of friends and family, which means, inevitably, somebody is going to call for tech support. If you can't fix it in person, these are the best approaches we've ...

In this IT tale, a techie lands his first job working at a support center -- and learns to really listen to what a caller is saying Back in the mid-’90s, I worked at a support center for a line of ...

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